Principal Manager

Principal Manager

IMCD South Africa is looking for anexperienced Principal Manager who will play a crucial role in our ambition to become a leading supplier to the Food and

Nutrition Industry in South Africa. The Principal Manager will be based at IMCD SA‘s Head Office in Randburg, reporting into the BU Director : Food and Nutrition.

Person Profile : Targeted Skills & Capabilities

The ideal candidate

will : -

Have a relevant

tertiary qualification with between 5 – 10 years relevant Principal / Product Management experience.

Working knowledge of

applicable INCO Terms

Experience

and knowledge of regulatory requirements in the Food and Nutrition industry.

Excellent

written and verbal communication skills.

Be resilient, and able to

multi-task and work under pressure.

• Be solution-focused.

Have high

independence and self-motivation.

Be a team player – supporting

colleagues when needed and working as part of a team is essential to our

success.

Being

highly numerate – giving quotes, placing orders, preparing reports or

working with spreadsheets. Being able to spot discrepancies, working with

percentages and in general be comfortable working with numbers.

Be computer

literate.

Experience

in a multinational company on operational level will be an advantage.

The position is responsible for :

Maintaining

the existing supplier base, as well as identifying new opportunities.

Development

and expansion of product segments with strategic importance

Creation

and submission of offers, including

price responsibility.

Negotiation

of supply contracts with international suppliers.

Independent

processing of customer inquiries including complaints.

Technical

advice to customers on the development of formulations, including appropriate

sampling.

Market

analysis of customers, products, competitors and application markets

Report

maintenance and documentation in the CRM system

Responsibility

for budget and requirements planning.

Collaboration

and participation in trade fairs and customer seminars as sales promotion

measures

Take

sales responsibility for a small amount of key accounts.

Stock

Management : Working closely with

suppliers and supply chain to ensure an optimal stock holding. Monitoring expiry date on all stock items.

Expected Qualification / Education :

Degree in Food Technology, Chemistry or one of the other sciences. An additional business degree would be an advantage but not essential. Alternatively candidates can bring a business degree with relevant deep industry knowledge.

Work Experience :

Ideally more than 10 years of work experience with increasing responsibility in a reputed food ingredients business. Multi sector experience is appreciated.

Primary Job Location :

Johannesburg : 275 Oak Avenue, Ferndale, Randburg.

Travel :

In the 10-15% range as and when required

IMCD Offers

Closing date for applications : 23 January 2026. Should you not have heard from us within 2 weeks after closing date, please consider your application unsuccessful.